south china sea dispute

This year proved once again that the maritime industry is one of the most important and exciting industries on the planet. As 2023 comes to a close,

By Karen Lema (Reuters) The Philippines and Japan have started talks on a reciprocal access agreement that would allow the deployment of military forces on

by Karen Lema (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his country is working to resolve “exploration issues” in

By Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema MANILA, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Monday called the actions of Chinese vessels against its boats

BEIJING/MANILA, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The Philippines and China traded accusations on Sunday over a collision of their vessels near

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The Philippines condemned China’s “illegal and aggressive actions” in the South

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Nov 26 (Reuters) – China and the United States exchanged accusations at the weekend over the disputed South China Sea, after

By Manolo Serapio Jr. (Bloomberg) –The Philippines and Australia kicked off their first joint maritime patrols on Saturday, days after the Southeast

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday,

MANILA, Nov 11 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ coast guard said on Saturday it would maintain its regular supply missions to troops stationed on a

By Karen Lema MANILA, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday his country, the Philippines and the United States were

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The United States and China held “candid” talks on maritime issues, including on the contested South China

BEIJING, Oct 30 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Monday that a Philippine military ship “illegally entered” waters near

By Philip J. Heijmans and Cliff Venzon (Bloomberg) –Even as concerns mount in the US over a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the flashpoint most

By Enrico Dela Cruz and Karen Lema MANILA, Oct 23 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Monday accused Chinese coastguard vessels of

BEIJING/MANILA, Oct 22 (Reuters) – China and the Philippines traded accusations over a collision in disputed waters of the South

BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) – China’s coast guard said on Sunday it “lawfully” blocked Philippine vessels

By Cecilia Yap Oct 15, 2023 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines asked China to stop “dangerous maneuvers and aggressive actions” in the South China

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg) Tensions are rising in the South China Sea, but this time it’s not the US and China squaring off. The disagreement

By Neil Jerome Morales and Andrew Hayley MANILA/BEIJING, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The coastguard of the Philippines urged the country’s fishermen on